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CVE-2012-5824

Trillian 5.1.0.19 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's...

5.8 Medium

Trillian 5.1.0.19 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4831.

Exploit likelihood

1.10%Up 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.8

Trillian 5.1.0.19 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4831.

Record
CVE-2012-5824
CVSS 2.0
5.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-295
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Trillian 5.1.0.19 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4831.

Record
CVE-2012-5824
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5703No score

Trillian 5.1.0.19 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4831.

Record
EUVD-2012-5703
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-939c-9c3m-5qxfNo score

Trillian 5.1.0.19 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's...

Trillian 5.1.0.19 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4831.

Record
GHSA-939c-9c3m-5qxf
Weakness
CWE-295
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-2012-5824 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Cerulean Studios Trillian, published November 4, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.10%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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